The Gambling Commission is now investigating Russell George, a senior Member of the Conservative Welsh Parliament, as he allegedly bet on the timing of the general election. The Senedd member for Montgomeryshire said he will assist fully with the investigation.
Tonight he said: ‘I have decided it is best that I stood down from my roles in the shadow cabinet. He said: “I have done this as I do not want to be an unnecessary distraction from their 1.
George is just the latest in a string of 123 and also comes from Montgomeryshire — he was the first Tory to admit placing a bet on the election date.
The sources at the BBC claim he placed his bet online more than a week before the election was announced. Details of the bet – how much was wagered, at what odds – were not revealed. George and Williams were kent/drug-dealing-and-repeat-reports-of-anti-social-behaviour-coming-from-an-address-in-rochester-has-led-to-a-woman-being-evicted-and-a-closure-order-put-in-place/" title="Drug dealing and repeat reports of anti-social behaviour coming from an address in Rochester has led to a woman being evicted and a closure order put in place" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpil-monitor-id-removed="29139">reported not to have known of each other placing the same wagers.
In light of the arrested-in-greater-manchester-as-part-of-an-ongoing-investigation-into-non-recent-child-sexual-exploitation/" title="Three men have been arrested in Greater Manchester as part of an ongoing investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpil-monitor-id-removed="29141">ongoing investigations, Welsh Conservative Group Leader Andrew RT Davies said: ‘No other members of the Welsh Conservative Group have placed any bets. He said: “All other players have confirmed that they placed no bets.
The inquiry will form part of an ongoing review into how the Gambling Commission is tackling public officials potentially breaking betting rules and any consequences as a result.
